Q: What are the basic settings for the app?

In the Settings panel, the first section covers the basic configuration options: Language: French, English, German, Spanish Theme: light or dark user interface Time zone: local (based on your device) or UTC (Universal Time) Display scale: allows you to decrease or increase the size of the objects on the map. Units: choose according to your preferred measurement system. My boat: all parameters related to your vessel — polar, name, type, MMSI, etc.

Question 1

Do you have a small tutorial ?

Henri · Accepted Answer

You will find a short tutorial on the basic functions of NavimetriX by following Get Started.

Question 2

Do you have a small tutorial ?

Henri · Accepted Answer

You will find a short tutorial on the basic functions of NavimetriX by following Get Started.

Question 3

How to Display AIS Targets?

Henri · Accepted Answer

Prerequisite: make sure your NMEA stream is properly configured and that you are receiving AIS sentences (they start with AIVDM).

Enable AIS target display

Open the Settings panel (gear icon, top right).
Choose AIS.
Enable Show AIS targets.

Display settings

Name & speed: show/hide target name and speed (global setting).
Tip: turn off near the coast when many targets are visible; turn on offshore when few targets are visible.
Remove lost targets after: time before a target disappears without a received sentence (e.g., 15 min). The target fades out: 100% visibility after a recent sentence down to 0% at the timeout.
COG vector length: course-over-ground vector length, from 0 to 60 minutes.
Show target track: global option to display tracks for selected targets or for all targets.
Tip: “selected” near the coast (many targets), “all” offshore (few targets).
Track length: Tip: short near the coast (busy areas), long offshore (few targets).

Proximity alarms

CPA (Closest Point of Approach): minimum distance at closest approach.
TCPA (Time to CPA): time remaining until CPA.
Triggering: the alarm triggers when both conditions (CPA and TCPA) are met.
CPA lines: option to show/hide CPA lines on the chart.

Hide Class B AIS targets

You can hide Class B AIS targets (small recreational boats) to show only Class A (cargo, ferries, etc.)—useful at crowded race starts.

Map interactions

Icons: green by default. Chevron for Class B, triangle for Class A. Targets in alarm are red.
Short tap/click on a target: select it and show its track, name (or MMSI if unknown), and average speed over 5 and 20 minutes.
Long press: detailed panel with:
- MMSI and Name
- Navigation status: at anchor, restricted maneuverability, fishing, …
- Position: latitude & longitude
- SOG: instant speed over ground; averages over 5 and 20 minutes
- HDG: heading
- RNG/BRG: range and bearing
- CPA/TCPA
- Crossing: ahead of/behind the target (very useful underway)
- Position age
- Static info if available: callsign, type, length, beam, destination

AIS target list

Open the hamburger menu (☰ top left) and choose the AIS tab to display the target list.

For each AIS vessel, the following information is available:

MMSI and vessel name
Instant speed
Speed over ground (5 min)
Speed over ground (20 min)
Heading (COG/HDG)
Range to the vessel
Bearing
CPA – Closest Point of Approach
TCPA – Time to Closest Point of Approach
At the left of each row, a small color rectangle shows the target state: green if normal, red if an alarm is active.

Sort and filter the AIS target list

To quickly find a vessel, you can sort and filter the AIS target list.

Sort by:
- MMSI
- Name
- CPA and TCPA
- Range
- Instant speed
- 5-min speed, 20-min speed (popular in racing to monitor competitors)
Filter by:
- Name (e.g., type “CHA” to find “Cœur de Chauffe”, “Alyocha”, etc.)
- Class: type A (Class A) or B (Class B)
- Status: type “Alarme” or “Alarm” to show only targets with a collision alarm
Click/Tap a vessel:
- the map recenters on the vessel and the target is automatically selected.

Question 4

What are the basic settings for the app?

Henri · Accepted Answer

In the Settings panel, the first section covers the basic configuration options:

Language: French, English, German, Spanish
Theme: light or dark user interface
Time zone: local (based on your device) or UTC (Universal Time)
Display scale: allows you to decrease or increase the size of the objects on the map.
Units: choose according to your preferred measurement system.
My boat: all parameters related to your vessel — polar, name, type, MMSI, etc.

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